How to Wire a Drain Sink Stopper to a Pivot Rod
- 1). Unscrew the nut attached to the hole on the side of the tailpiece. If you can't do this by hand, use a pair of slip-lock pliers.
- 2). Drop the stopper into the drain opening. When it is fully seated, insert the short end of the stopper pivot rod into the opening in the tailpiece, lift the long end to angle the rod, and insert the other end into the hole on the bottom of the plate attached to the stopper. You may have to wiggle the rod to find the hole.
- 3). Enlist a helper to hold the stopper in the open position while you lift the end of the pivot rod. If you were successful in finding the hole, the helper will feel resistance to keeping the stopper open. If you missed the hole, however, and the rod is merely under the stopper plate, there will be no resistance. In the latter case, pull the rod out and try again until you find the hole.
- 4). Screw the nut back onto the tailpiece to hold the pivot rod in place once you are sure it is properly connected to the stopper plate. Tighten the nut securely with pliers to ensure it doesn't leak.
- 5). Drop the lift rod into the hole provided in the back of the faucet and screw a clevis, which is a piece of flat metal with regularly-spaced holes, about halfway up the end of the lift rod that extends under the sink. The clevis is supplied with the faucet/drain set, and you can usually tighten the nut by hand or with a pair of pliers.
- 6). Lift the end of the pivot rod until the stopper is fully closed, then insert the end through the nearest hole in the clevis. Push the clevis about 2 inches along the end of the rod, then squeeze the metal clamp that came with the assembly and slide it on the end of the arm to hold the clevis in place.
- 7). Test the stopper by raising and lowering the lift arm and ensuring that the stopper raises and lowers as you do so.
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